Elchesel Wilfred, a Palauan native, who works for the Palau Community Health Center as a quality improvement and quality assurance coordinator, speaks during a basic health screening at the Peleliu Health Dispensary, in Peleliu, Palau April 15, 2018, as part of Exercise Palau. The exercise is sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by the nation of Palau, and strengthens the U.S. and Palau relationships, and contributes to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The exercise will run from April 13th - 19th 2019, and includes several security cooperation training events as well as community and animal health outreach services at several sites including Koror, Peleliu and Angaur. (U.S. Army Video by Sgt. Scott D. Vargas)
KOROR, Palau - Pacific Pathway’s Exercise Palau 2019, the first U.S. Army exercise and largest U.S. Army presence on the small chain of islands of Palau in 37 years, came to an end at the Meyuns Softball Field, in Koror, Palau, April 19, 2019.
KOROR, Palau - A light island breeze made heat waves scurry across the runway on Palau International Airport’s runway, as two C-130 Hercules troop carriers touched down to mark the the beginning of Exercise Palau April 13, 2019. Approximately 150 Soldiers with a variety of skill sets will be on the remote island for the next week, which is the largest U.S. military presence since 1982.
